Signal:Noise is an experimental cross-disciplinary research project that aims to explore the influence of cybernetics and information theory on contemporary cultural life by testing out its central idiom, ‘feedback’, through debates, performances, and events.
http://www.theshowroom.org/research.html?id=161 Programme Overview Thursday 13 Jan, 7-9pm Steve Rushton: How Media Masters Reality Charlie Gere: La Cybernétique or Dark Cybernetics and the End of the Human 8.30pm Moderated by Rod Dickinson and Marina Vishmidt Friday 14 January, 7-9pm Richard Hornsey: The Cybernetic Londoner: A Prehistory Rod Dickinson: Closed Circuit, performance at the Cockpit Theatre (Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH) Saturday 15 January, 2-9pm 2pm Lars Bang Larsen: Anti-Disciplinary Feedback and the Will to Effect 3pm Feedback as Cultural Logic lead by Marina Vishmidt and Matthew Fuller with Andy Goffey and Benedict Seymour 5pm Will Holder speaks to Dexter Sinister 7pm Film screenings introduced by Steve Rushton and others Sunday 16 January, 2-8pm 2pm Emily Pethick speaks to Stephen Willats on art, society and feedback 3pm Emma Smith and Sophie Hope on social systems 4pm Rod Dickinson: An Invitation to a Zero Sum afternoon: Deadlock, Chicken, Stag Hunt and the Prisoner's Dilemma, led by Rod Dickinson 6pm Dexter Sinister: An Octopus in Plan View On the Saturday and Sunday events dinner will be available during the evening events, prepared by Lucky PDF. An installation of Stephen Willats’ Homeostat Wall Drawing (2008) will form a backdrop to the event. All events will take place at The Showroom apart from Rod Dickinson's 'Closed Circuit' performance, which takes place at the Cockpit Theatre (Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH). Rod Dickinson's film 'Who, What, Where, When, Why and How' – a companion piece to his performance Closed Circuit is currently on view at Alma Enterprises. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
